On December 12, according to Reuters, Charles van der Steene, the president of Maersk in North America, stated that due to the potential port strikes in the USA and the tariffs on foreign-made Commodities, the global container market throughput is expected to increase by 5% to 7% next year. He indicated that the attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Houthi forces and the resilient demand from American companies will continue to stimulate container growth. In terms of sales, the USA is Maersk's largest market.